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 next to the thread and the one stitching will do all the work. See Fig. 31. It can also be used for setting in insertion, handling the insertion the same as the lace.

The neatest kind of a lapped felled seam can also be made with this attachment. Place the two pieces to be joined one on top of the other under the hemmer with the underpiece extending a quarter inch beyond the edge of the upper piece, and stitch. (Here the edge of the material is not turned under.)

Open up the two pieces of the material and hem the free edge of the under piece.

Such an attachment is invaluable in making underwear, blouses, men's shirts and children's clothes. As you progress with the lessons, you see innumerable ways of applying it. Learn how to use the narrow hemmer for your machine now.

The book of instructions that comes with every sewing machine will tell you just how to adjust it to your particular machine.

Wide Hemmer.—This attachment is adjusted at the side of the foot.

Instructions for adjusting the hemmer comes with every sewing machine.

I add just these few suggestions. Pull the goods back and forth in the hemmer until the hem is turned properly. Then stitch, guiding the material so that the hemmer is always full. See Fig. 32.